Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons am ar 8 Chwefror 1944.
Major Lloyd:
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is contemplating setting up a special committee to consider ways and means of developing the tourist traffic and the tourist industry in Scotland after the war.
Mr. Johnston:
I am informed that the Scottish Council on Industry are at pre- sent considering the appointment of a committee to review the position in consultation with other interested bodies. The composition and terms of reference of the committee will be announced as soon as the arrangements have been completed.
Sir Godfrey Nicholson
, Farnham
Will my right hon. Friend draw their attention to the desirability of Scotland adopting the same regulations and Laws as apply in England with regard to advertising?
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Laws are the rules by which a country is governed. Britain has a long history of law making and the laws of this country can be divided into three types:- 1) Statute Laws are the laws that have been made by Parliament. 2) Case Law is law that has been established from cases tried in the courts - the laws arise from test cases. The result of the test case creates a precedent on which future cases are judged. 3) Common Law is a part of English Law, which has not come from Parliament. It consists of rules of law which have developed from customs or judgements made in courts over hundreds of years. For example until 1861 Parliament had never passed a law saying that murder was an offence. From the earliest times courts had judged that murder was a crime so there was no need to make a law.
